Midtown Plaza Mixed-Use Redevelopment (Site Plan 25-SP-10 Appeal)
Description
The commission reversed the Planning Board's denial and approved a mixed-use project demolishing the vacant 45,000-square-foot grocery store, replacing it with a 145-room hotel, a 91-unit apartment building (23 attainable), 1,861 square feet of retail, and a 201-space garage — 264 parking spaces total, exceeding code.
Impact summary
The appeal determines whether the long-contested Midtown Plaza redevelopment site plan can move forward.
Applicant
- Name
- Joel J. Freedman, AICP, agent for Midtown Associates LLP
- Address
- 1325 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FLSee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · City Commission
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 19, 2026.
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